The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-03
A New PARTY.
TIE UNION LABOR PARTY.

TILE UNION LABOR PARTY.
AT the Cincinnati convention of representa-
tives of the Greenback, Labor and other par
ties, after discussion of the questions relating
to the grievances of the people and the en-
croachments upon their rights by the corpora
tons and capitalists, the following platform
was adopted:
FIEsr.--Land. Every human being possesses
a natural, inalienabe right to sufficient land
for self-support, and we desire to secure to ev
cry industrious citizen n home, rs the highest
result of free Institutions To this end We de-
mand graduated land tax on all large estates,
especially those held for speculative or tenant
purposes the reclamation of all unearned land
homestead settlement; the purchase of all
occupied Indian lands, and the settlement of
the various tribes upon lands in seyeralty; also
laws preventing corporations from acquiring
real estate beyond the requirements of their
business aud alien ownership of land. The
system of irrigation i'll States and Territories
where necessary, shall be under such control as
shall secure the free and equitable use of the
waters and franchise to the people.
munfcatlOn should be owned or controlled by
the people, as is the United States postal sys-
TEN, and equitable rates eve ryWhere establish
THIRD.-Money. The establishment of ma
t1onal monetary system in the interest of the
producer instead OF the SPECTATOR and usurer,
by which q circulating medium, in necessary
quantity and full legal tender shall be
issued to the people. without the Intervention
of banks, or loaned to citizens upon ample Sc !.
curify at a low rate of interest as a rellef from
the extortions OF usury and to enable them to
control 1.-The money supply. Postal savings
banks should be established. While we have
free coinage of gold. We should have free coin
age OF silver. We demand the prompt payment
of the national debt. and condemn the further
Issue OF interest-bearing bonds, either by the
counties or municipalities.
FoURTH.-Labor. Arbitration should take
the place OF strikes and other injurious meth
obs OF settling labor disputes; the letting of
convict labor to contractors be prohibited the
contract system to be abolished on public
works; the hours of labor in Industrial estab-
O wi
the increase of production on labor saving ma
chinery; employees be protected from bodily in
jury equal pay being given for equal Work for
both sexes, and labor, agricultural and co ope-
rative associations be fostered and operated by
law. The foundation of q republic is the intel
ligence of its citizens. and children who are
driven into work shops. mines and factories
are deprived of education, which should be Sc
cured TO all by proper legislation. We desire
to see labor organizations extend throughout
all civilized countries until it shall be impossi-
Bile for despots to array the working men of the
country in war against their brethren
FIFTH.-Soldiers and sailors. Gin appreciation
OF the services of United States soldiers and
sailors, We demand for them justice before
charity. The Eurposely deprecated money
PAID them during the war should be made equal
In value to the gold paid the bond holder. The
soldier was promised coin or its equivalent and
was paid in DEPRECATED paper. The bondholder
contracted to take it back but was paid in gold.
SIxTH.-Income Tax. graduated income
tax Is the most equitable system of taxation,
placing the burden of Government those
who can best afford to pay. instead of laying it
upon the farmer and producers and exempting
millionaire bondholders and corporations.
SEyENTH.-United States Senate. The cap
ture the United States Senate by miilionaireS
and tools of corporations who have no sympa-
thy with free Institutions threatens the very
existence of the Republic. We demand con-
stltutional amendment .making United Sena-
tors elective by q direct vote of the people.
EIGHTH.-Chinese, Such State and National
laws should be passed as shall effectually eX-
cude from America the Monaghan slave and
Asiatic competition.
NINTH.-Armed men. The employment of
bodies of armed men by private cor porations
ahould be prohibited.
TENTH.-Equality. The right to vote is in
herent in citizenship. irrespective of sex.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Excessive wealth,
resulting in luxury and 1dleness on the one
hand and excessive toll and poverty the
measure of reform here demanded will prove to
be the scientific solution of the temperance
question.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, of the New York
bar, has recently taken his son into part
nership with him. 1t is said that the two
look enough alike to resemble twins more
than father ana sen.
A hot water heater exploded in car on
the Wabash Road, near Danv1lle. H.. on
Wednesday. The car caught fire and the
passengers had narrow escape from